Saturday, July 14, 2007
istanbul
lambda istanbul has been ordered to appear before a judge next week to face charges it is violating turkish law by stating it represents gays, lesbians, and transsexuals.
the group was notified this week by the public prosecutor that the governor of istanbul had requested the charges be laid under the turkish civil code.
the law states that associations against law and morality cannot be established. if found guilty Lambda could be closed and its officers fined.
homosexuality has never been illegal in turkey, but the government has refused to grant specific rights to gays. an attempt was made in 2004 to introduce an anti-discrimination bill in the parliament, but it was later dropped by the government. turkey has been under increasing pressure from the eu to offer protections for its lgbt citizens if it wants membership in europe.
read more at 365gay.com
the group was notified this week by the public prosecutor that the governor of istanbul had requested the charges be laid under the turkish civil code. the law states that associations against law and morality cannot be established. if found guilty Lambda could be closed and its officers fined.
homosexuality has never been illegal in turkey, but the government has refused to grant specific rights to gays. an attempt was made in 2004 to introduce an anti-discrimination bill in the parliament, but it was later dropped by the government. turkey has been under increasing pressure from the eu to offer protections for its lgbt citizens if it wants membership in europe.
read more at 365gay.com
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